At a brisk ride you cycle through the wonderful mountains of the southern Tauern downhill to Obervellach and on the Mölltal cycle path further downstream to your today's destination - Mühldorf or Sachsenburg, where you reach the Drau cycle path.

Alpe-Adria cycle path in Mallnitz, © FRANZGERDL-NPH

Today you cycle on the Drau Cycle Path to Villach. During a stopover in Spittal an der Drau, visit Porcia Castle, which is considered the most beautiful Renaissance building in Austria. We continue to Villach, whose lively city center exudes southern flair.

Sunset Villach, © Michael Stabentheiner

Following the river Gail, you will soon say goodbye to Austria and greet Italy. The Canal Valley stretches across the border triangle between Italy, Austria and Slovenia, with the Italian border town of Tarvis at its center. All three major European language families - Germanic, Roman and Slavic - meet here. Enjoy your first Italian dinner on this bike tour on the Alpe-Adria bike path.

Seafood spaghetti, © Unsplash

Cycling through the canal valley, the "Canale del Ferro", you can admire the beauties of the Friulian alpine region with intact, untouched nature and extensive forests. In Venzone, with its eventful history, take a stroll through the old town.

Alpe-Adria cycle path on abandoned railway lines

The wine determines today's stage on the Alpe-Adria cycle path. Hills full of grapevines line your path and invite you to taste one or the other drop. Udine, characterized by Venetian influences, exudes calm and prudence; While having a coffee in the “piazza” or strolling through the city center, you can admire important buildings from the late Gothic and Renaissance periods. admire the late Gothic and Renaissance periods.

Main square Udine, © Pixabay

Accompanied by the breeze of the Scirocco, you glide past reed landscapes and water channels and reach Grado, a historic fishing town and one of the most popular seaside resorts on the Adriatic, via the former Roman city of Aquileia.

Bike tour in Grado

Following a breathtakingly beautiful coastal area, you cycle towards your destination, the former Habsburg city of Trieste. Miramare Castle invites you to visit before entering the old port and trading town. Trieste offers a wonderful end to this Alpe-Adria bike tour.

Miramare Castle near Trieste, © Pixabay

Individual journey home or return transfer from Trieste to Mallnitz.